Accessibility and Mobility Information

Finding accessible campus locations

Find Accessible Campus Locations

Through AccessAble, you can view detailed accessibility guides for all buildings on Derby campuses—including step-free routes, lifts, toilets, and door widths.

Accessible Toilets

This checklist provides an updated and specific overview of accessible toilet facilities across the KR campus buildings, including changing rooms and changing places facilities.

T-BLOCK
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Ground Floor – Changing Room and Changing Places facility
• First Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Second Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet

KIRTLEY BUILDING
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Ground Floor – Gender neutral toilet

B-BLOCK
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• First Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Second Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Third Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet

LIBRARY
• Lower Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Upper Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• First Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Second Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet

SOUTH TOWER
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Ground Floor – Gender neutral toilet

EAST TOWER
• Fifth Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet

NORTH TOWER
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Fourth Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Mezzanine – Gender neutral toilet

UNION OF STUDENTS
• Lower Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Upper Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet
• Gender neutral toilet

MULTI-FAITH CENTRE
• Ground Floor – Wheelchair Accessible Toilet

Quite Spaces

If you are working or studying on our Derby campus, at Kedleston Road here are some spaces you can take yourself to help support you when you are feeling anxious:

The Multi-Faith Centre:

Based at our Kedleston Road campus, offers you a peaceful space to go in and take a moment to yourself. With plenty of quiet rooms available. If you didn’t know there is, also, the Multi-Faith Centre rooftop! Have a sit down, enjoy the fresh air and take a moment to reflect!

We have the benches by our little pond at the front of the Kedleston Road campus. A perfect place to sit down, relax and take a much-needed moment!

Picnic benches:
Check out the picnic benches by our forensic science block. A nice relaxing area to eat your lunch and share a peaceful moment with nature!
Basecamp:
Basecamp at your Kedleston Road campus offers a nice relaxing space to take a moment, have a hot or cold drink and relax, with individual quiet rooms.
Library:
The Library has lots of quiet spaces and rooms that you can book through the UoD portal which provide a peaceful space to spend some time alone and re-focus on your work.

Some spaces across our other sites in Derby:

Outdoor area at Markeaton Campus:
The Markeaton campus offers a lovely outdoor space with seating so you can take a moment to sit down if you begin to feel overwhelmed.
Study room at Friar Gate Square:
Take yourself up to the second-floor study space where you can relax and chill out for as long as you need!

Organising your support

The Disability team is here to ensure you get the right support at the right time, based on each persons individual need.

There are a number of opportunities for you to meet with us and start setting up support before you start your course. A visit to the University can be arranged for you to get a feel for the facilities and accommodation. You can also discuss your needs with an Advisor. If you are attending for an academic interview or an Open Day, it may be possible to meet with a Disability Advisor.

To enable us to put support in place we need you to provide us with evidence of your disability. This is usually in the form of a doctor's letter or a diagnostic report.

If you have this, please email it to studentservices@derby.ac.uk with your details (full name, student number if known, date of birth, general availability and course you're hoping to study).

We'll contact you to arrange an appointment with our Disability team to discuss your support requirements.

If you're unsure about evidence or don't have any, don't worry, you can still contact us and we'll be happy advise you.

If you're on an apprenticeship programme please email this to als@blc.ac.uk

Disabled Students' Allowance

The main support you'll receive at uni is through the Disabled Students' Allowance (sometimes called DSA). It's really important you apply as soon as possible because this is what our students find to be the most beneficial support.

 DSA is a non-repayable grant to cover some of the extra costs you may have because of a disability or long term condition. It can also help to cover costs of specialist equipment and non-medical support such as a mentor or tutor.  

Specialist software and equipment - this could include a laptop and assistive software.
An ergonomic assessment - to review your home study setup and recommend equipment or adjustments that could improve your comfort and productivity.
Sighted Guide -to support you in navigating around campus to your lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops
Practical assistant - to support you to get to and from your lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops.
Scribe - to assist students by writing or typing what you dictate
Library assistant - to assist students with searching the library catalogue, location and retrieving books, reading aloud academic materials, scanning and photocopying library resources.
Travel costs - DSA can cover additional travel costs you incur because of your disability, such as Taxi fares to and from university (if you can't use public transport) or Mileage for a family member or friend who drives you.

All students are assessed based on their individual need and the support will be bespoke to your specific disability or condition. You’ll be able to apply for this once you have your Student Finance England loans account set up.  

Check out the tiles below for more information on the process.